Soren Pirjanian also spelled Souren Pirjanian ( hy, Սուրէն Փիրջանեան; fa, سورن پیرجانیان , born 1935) was an
Iranian Armenian
Iranian-Armenians ( hy, իրանահայեր ''iranahayer''), also known as Persian-Armenians ( hy, պարսկահայեր ''parskahayer''), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of thei ...
boxer who became a member of
Iran senior national
Boxing team in 1955, and was also a member of Tehran Taj Club. He participated as a member of the
Iranian boxers at the 1958 Asian Games, in the Welterweight division.
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In Tokyo 1958, Pirjanian reached the final of the Welterweight division after defeating both Norberto David from the Philippines, and Toshiro Onuki from Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, on points, and eventually won the silver medal of the 67 kg boxing division, after losing on points to Kim Ki-soo
Kim Ki-soo (; September 17, 1939 – June 10, 1997) was a South Korean former professional boxer who competed from 1961 to 1969. He was South Korea's first world boxing champion, having held the undisputed WBA and WBC super-welterweight titles fr ...
from South Korea in the final.
/ref> He retired from championship boxing and the Iranian national boxing team, after returning from the 1958 Asian Games
The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...
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Living people
1935 births
Iranian people of Armenian descent
Iranian male boxers
Asian Games medalists in boxing
Boxers at the 1958 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
Armenian male boxers
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Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
Welterweight boxers
Sportspeople from Tehran